Welcome to my Bookshelf 📚 — a curated list of books I’ve read, with brief summaries, key takeaways, and links to explore or buy them.
Books I’ve Read
3. The Lean Startup by Eric Ries (Currently reading!) (📘 Product & Business)
Framework for building startups through iterative experiments.
Key Takeaway: Validate learning early, and pivot fast.
2. Subscribed: Why the Subscription Model Will Be Your Company’s Future―and What to Do About It by Tien Tzuo (📘 Product & Business)
“Subscribed” makes a compelling case that we’re shifting from an ownership economy to a subscription economy, where businesses need to obsess not over one-time sales, but over long-term relationships with their customers.
Key Takeaways
- From Product to Service: Every product today can be sold as a service—cars, software, even exercise bikes.
- Customer Lifetime Value > One-Time Revenue: Subscriptions flip the business focus from acquisition to ongoing retention and value.
- New Metrics Matter: Think MRR, churn, net dollar retention—not just revenue and profit.
- It’s Not Just SaaS: While pioneered by software, industries like automotive, media, and fitness are rapidly shifting too.
- Org Structure Must Change: Sales, finance, product, and support need to align around customer success.
1. Hooked by Nir Eyal (Must Read) (🧠 Psychology & Behavior)
Explores how products create habit loops in users.
Key Takeaway: Trigger → Action → Reward → Investment cycle is core to habit-forming tech. (B = MAT)
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